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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2004 / Notices 68169 with physical features common to Archaeology and Historic Preservation archeological, ethnographic, historic, Ancient Puebloan populations. Cultural in 1999. No known individual was anthropological and linguistic literature, items associated with the burials are identified. No associated funerary and artifact analysis. Similarities in site diagnostic of Ancient Puebloan objects are present. Cranial morphology architecture and material culture technological traditions. Occupation of is consistent with physical features associated with the human remains are the Dark Mold dates to the Basketmaker common to Ancient Puebloan consistent with Ancient Puebloan II period, from 1000 B.C. to A.D. 500. populations. Ancient Puebloan sites in occupation of the southwestern United Prior to 2000, human remains the southwestern United States States from the Basketmaker I period representing a minimum of one generally date between approximately through the Pueblo III period (between individual were removed by staff from 1000 B.C. and A.D. 1300. approximately 1000 B.C. and A.D. the University of Colorado from an On an unknown date, human remains 1300). The archeological literature refers unspecified site in southwestern representing a minimum of two to this widespread cultural tradition as Colorado. The human remains (OAHP individuals were removed by an ‘‘Anasazi,’’ ‘‘Ancestral Puebloan,’’ or Case Number 176) were transferred to unknown individual from an unknown ‘‘Ancient Puebloan.’’ Cranial the Colorado Office of Archaeology and site in Montezuma County, CO. The modification is common to many Historic Preservation in 2000. No human remains (OAHP Case Number Ancient Puebloan remains and is known individual was identified. No 115) were received by the Colorado believed to reflect their widespread use associated funerary objects are present. Office of Archaeology and Historic of cradleboards to carry infants. Ancient Cranial morphology is consistent with Preservation in 1996. An anonymous Puebloan ceramic typologies help to physical features common to Ancient note accompanying the human remains identify chronological and geographical Puebloan populations. Ancient states that the human remains came technological traditions. After Puebloan sites in southwestern from Cow Canyon in Montezuma approximately A.D. 1300, climatic Colorado generally date between County, CO. No known individual was changes evidently caused pueblo approximately A.D. 400 and 1300. identified. No associated funerary populations to leave the Four Corners In 2000, human remains representing objects are present. Cranial morphology region and resettle in Pueblos along the a minimum of one individual were is consistent with physical features Rio Grande and in the Pueblos of removed by staff from Fort Lewis common to Ancient Puebloan Acoma, Zuni, and Hopi. Extant oral College from site 5LP5980, La Plata populations. Ancient Puebloan sites in traditions corroborate dynamic County, CO. The human remains (OAHP Montezuma County generally date population movements within the Case Number 183) were transferred to between approximately A.D. 400 and region during this time. the Colorado Office of Archaeology and 1300. Historic Preservation in 2002. On an unknown date, human remains Determinations.Under 25 U.S.C. 3003, Excavations at site 5LP5980 were representing a minimum of one museum officials have determined that conducted pursuant to a state permit. At individual were removed by an the human remains represent the the time of removal, site 5LP5980 was unknown person from a site in Dolores physical remains of 361 individuals of located on private land. No known County, CO. Bill Wagner of Dolores, CO, Native American ancestry. Museum individual was identified. The three gave the human remains to Mrs. Odom, officials determined that the 345 associated funerary objects are two who subsequently transferred them to cultural items are reasonably believed to small gray ceramic pots and one deer the U.S. Department of the Interior, have been placed with or near scapula hoe. Cranial morphology is Bureau of Land Management, Anasazi individual human remains at the time of consistent with physical features Heritage Center. The Anasazi Heritage death or later as part of the death rite common to Ancient Puebloan Center transferred the human remains to or ceremony. Museum officials populations. Occupation of site the Colorado Office of Archaeology and determined that the human remains and 5LP5980 dates to the Basketmaker II/III Historic Preservation in 1991 (OAHP associated funerary objects are period from approximately 1500 B.C. to Case Number 34). At the time of culturally affiliated with the Indian A.D. 750. removal, site 5DL1989 was on private tribes listed in Summary. In 2003, human remains representing land. No known individual was Notification.The museum is a minimum of one individual were identified. No associated funerary responsible for sending copies of this removed by Charles Wheeler from site objects are present. Cranial morphology notice to the consulted Indian tribes 5LP7347 on the grounds of Fort Lewis is consistent with physical features listed above in Consultation. College, La Plata County, CO. The common to Ancient Puebloan Dated: October 12, 2004 human remains (OAHP Case Number populations. Ancient Puebloan sites in Sherry Hutt, 208) were transferred to the Colorado the southwestern United States Office of Archaeology and Historic generally date between approximately Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Preservation in 2003. No known 1000 B.C. and A.D. 1300. [FR Doc. 04–25918 Filed 11–22–04; 8:45 am] individual was identified. No associated The cultural affiliation of the human BILLING CODE 4312–50–S funerary objects are present. Occupation remains and associated funerary objects of 5LP7347 dates to the Basketmaker II/ described above with present-day III period, from approximately 1500 B.C. Native American tribes was determined DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR through the use of the following lines of to A.D. 750. National Park Service On an unknown date, human remains evidence: geographical, kinship, representing a minimum of one biological, archeological, Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. individual were removed from an anthropological, linguistic, oral Department of the Interior, National unidentified site in Jefferson County, tradition, historical, and expert opinion. Park Service, Guadalupe Mountains CO. The human remains (OAHP Case Evidence was gathered from National Park, Salt Flat, TX Number 149) were seized by the Arvada consultations with the Indian tribes Police Department as part of a criminal listed above in Consultation, physical AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. investigation and subsequently examination, survey of acquisitional ACTION: Notice. transferred to the Colorado Office of history, review of pertinent VerDate jul<14>2003 15:04 Nov 22, 2004 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1 68170 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2004 / Notices SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Native Consultation. Guadalupe Mountains actions for disposition of culturally American Graves Protection and National Park identified the cultural unidentifiable human remains. In Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. items and assessed the cultural December 1998, Guadalupe Mountains Department of the Interior, National affiliation of the cultural items in National Park requested that the Review Park Service, Guadalupe Mountains consultation with representatives of the Committee recommend repatriation of National Park, Salt Flat, TX (the Federal Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Comanche the 10 culturally unidentifiable human agency that has control of the cultural Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache remains to a group of 12 Indian tribes items), determined that the physical Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of that had requested the human remains remains of 10 individuals of Native Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New and that demonstrated a cultural American ancestry in Guadalupe Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of relationship to the region. The Review Mountains National Park’s collections, Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of Committee considered the proposal at described below in Information about the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; its December 1998 meeting in Santa Fe, cultural items, are culturally Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of NM, and recommended repatriation of unidentifiable. The Native American Zia, New Mexico; San Carlos Apache the human remains to the 12 Indian Graves Protection and Repatriation Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, tribes. A May 25, 1999, letter from the Review Committee (Review Committee) Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe Departmental Consulting Archeologist recommended that Guadalupe of the Fort Apache Reservation, on behalf of the chair of the Review Mountains National Park repatriate the Arizona; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; Committee to the superintendent of human remains to the Apache Tribe of and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, Guadalupe Mountains National Park Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, New Mexico. summarized the Review Committee’s Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Information about cultural items. In consideration of the park’s request and Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 1934–35, human remains representing a transmitted the Review Committee’s Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; minimum of six individuals were